ESPN Announces NFL Pro Bowl Coverage Broadcast Schedule

January 25, 2018 by: admin

Courtesy: ESPN

By Philip Sayblack

The stage is officially set for this year’s Super Bowl, but before the big game, there will be one more game for NFL fans — the NFL’s annual Pro Bowl, and ESPN will carry full coverage of the annual NFL superstar showcase game.

This year’s NFL Pro Bowl will be played this Sunday, January 28 live from Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. ESPN’s coverage of the game is scheduled to start at 2:50 p.m. ET, with coverage being simulcast on television on ABC and ESPN Deportes. It will also stream online via the ESPN app.

ESPN Deportes’ coverage is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET with a special edition of SportsCenter. Eduardo Varela and analyst Pablo Viruega will have the call for the network.

ESPN and ABC’s pre-game coverage is also scheduled to start at 1 p.m. with a special Postseason NFL Countdown pregame show. The program will air live from Camping World Stadium. Analysts Randy Moss and Charles Woodson will join host Suzy Kolber for additional commentary alongside ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter and reporter Michele Steele.

ESPN Monday Night Football voice Sean McDonough will anchor the ESPN/ABC broadcast of the NFL Pro Bowl. He will be joined in the booth by analyst Matt Hasselbeck for a special one-time appearance. Field analyst Louis Riddick and reporter Lisa Salters will also be on hand for additional commentary.

Before Brees and the rest of the NFL’s elite take to the field for the Pro Bowl, they will take part tonight, in the Pro Bowl Skills Showdown. Coverage is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET. McDonough and the rest of the MNF team will call the competition, which will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

The competition sees the stars competing in events such as the Drone Drop, Precision passing drill (for quarterbacks), Gridiron Gauntlet (relay race) and Pro Bowl Dodgeball (exactly what it sounds like) as well as other events.

Those who miss tonight’s broadcast will get more chances to see it as it will re-air on ESPN, ABC and even Disney XD. the current schedule of events leading up to the ESPN networks’ Pro Bowl broadcast is noted below.

ESPN Programs at 2018 NFL Pro Bowl:

DATE

TIME (ET)

SHOW & COMMENTATORS

NETWORK(S)

Thurs,

Jan 25

7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

SportsCenter and NFL Live *

(Pro Bowl practices – ESPN Wide World of Sports)

Wendi Nix, Darren Woodson, Jac Collinsworth and Steele

ESPN/ESPN2

9 p.m.

Pro Bowl Skills Showdown

(ESPN’s Wide World of Sports)

Sean McDonough, Matt Hasselbeck and Lisa Salters

ESPN

Fri,

Jan 26

7 a.m. – 3 p.m.

SportsCenter and NFL Live *

(Pro Bowl practices – ESPN Wide World of Sports)

Nix, Woodson, Collinsworth and Steele

ESPN/ESPN2

Sat,

Jan 27

7-11 a.m.

SportsCenter *

(Pro Bowl practices – ESPN Wide World of Sports)

Steele

ESPN

Sun,

Jan 28

6:30 a.m. –

12 p.m.

SportsCenter *

(Pro Bowl – Camping World Stadium)

Steele

ESPN

1-2:50 p.m.

Postseason NFL Countdown

(Camping World Stadium)

Suzy Kolber, Randy Moss, Charles Woodson, Adam Schefter and Steele

ESPN

ABC

2:50 p.m.

NFL Pro Bowl

(Camping World Stadium)

McDonough, Hasselbeck, Riddick and Salters

ESPN

ESPN Deportes

ABC

* show segments

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